Syracuse, NY — Unpack your suitcases and toss your Rosetta Stone back in the closet - from October 9 through January 3, you can see the best part of Europe right at home, in Syracuse’s Everson Museum! Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales, is an exhibition that features a collection of over 50 never-before-seen-in-the-US masterpieces created by world-renowned artists such as Cézanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Daumier, Renoir and Turner, among others.
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Exhibition dates: Oct. 6, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010
Location: Galleries for Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
Press preview: Monday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. - noon
New York, NY – The first comprehensive exhibition of Luo Ping’s paintings ever presented in America, Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733-1799) will bring together nearly 60 works, including many Chinese “National Treasures,” by one of the most celebrated painters in 18th-century China. Complemented by 27 pieces from American collections, this momentous international-loan exhibition will reveal the range and brilliance of the artist’s vision as well as his place among his peers. Highlights of the exhibition will include the sensational handscroll Ghost Amusements (ca. 1766)—one of the best known paintings in the late imperial China—depicting the world of ghosts that, he claimed, he had seen with his own eyes. Read more »
Albany, NY – “Art Meets History — Celebrating 400 Years,” an exhibit by members of the Colonie Art League, will be on display from Sept. 26 through Jan. 3 at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, 25 Quackenbush Square. The show emphasizes Albany’s Quadricentennial celebration, encompassing a wide range of subjects. Read more »
Exhibition Dates: September 22, 2009–January 3, 2010Exhibition Location: Galleries for Drawings, Prints and Photographs, and The Howard Gilman Gallery, second floor
Press Preview: Monday, September 21, 10 a.m.–noon
New York, NY – The 50th anniversary of the publication of The Americans, Robert Frank’s ground-breaking book of black-and-white photographs, will be celebrated with the major exhibition Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art September 22, 2009–January 3, 2010. Robert Frank is one of the great living masters of photography, and his seminal book The Americans captured a culture on the brink of social upheaval. The exhibition traces the artist’s process of creating this once-controversial suite of photographs, which grew out of several cross-country road trips in 1955 and 1956. Read more »
More than 100 Machines Available for Guests to Play through January 3
Rochester, NY – It will never be Game Over! at Strong National Museum of Play. Strong’s National Center for the History of Electronic Games™ (NCHEG) today announced the acquisition of The Videotopia Collection, 114 vintage arcade video machines from the Electronics Conservancy. This further broadens the scope of the Center’s already unparalleled permanent collections of more than 20,000 electronic-game platforms, games, and related artifacts—the most comprehensive, public collection of its kind anywhere. Read more »
Exhibition dates: Now through February 7, 2010
New York, NY – The Metropolitan Museum of Art has just opened an exhibition celebrating the musical heritage of China – one of the oldest continuously documented traditions with roots reaching back more than 8,000 years – beginning September 5. Featuring some 60 objects and illustrations – drawn largely from the Museum’s collections of Asian art and musical instruments – Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China reveals the dynamic interplay of cultures, the continuity of musical practice, and the diversity of China’s musical traditions from the fifth century B.C. to the present. Read more »
Entertainment and Festivities Abound Throughout the Five Boroughs during Year-End Celebration
New York, NY – Every year, New York City transforms itself into a winter wonderland as the spirit of the holidays permeates all five boroughs. Visitors will find the City chock-full of things to see, do and experience during this magical season. NYC & Company, the City’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization, is highlighting some of the key events and attractions for visitors from around the world to enjoy. Read more »
